Music-holder



. G. LEIBEB,

MUSIC HOLDER.

(No Model.)

No. 579,992. Patented Apr. 6, 1897.

9 ATTORNEY.

TNE Mumps mus no. wow-Lima. wmmarou, n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

W'ILLIAM C. LEIBER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MUSIC-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 579,992, dated April 6, 1897.

Application filed November 4,1896. Serial No. 611,027- (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, XVILLIAM C. LEIBER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in l\lusic-Holders., which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a novel construction of music-holder which is adapted to be attached to a suitable support, such as, preferably, the laterally-extending rack or shelf attached to a piano or organ upon which music is usually sustained, and for this purpose consists of the novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of a music-holder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a suitable clamping device, the same consisting of the upper and lower members B and C, which are joined together by a spring or similar device D, the opposing extremities E and F of said members being preferably padded and adapted to serve as jaws, and thus engage a shelf, ledge, or other support E, upon which the music is ordinarily supported.

G designates a rod projecting upwardly from the top member 13, preferably at a point near the jaw or extremity E, the upper portion of said rod being provided with a sleeve H, of rubber or other suitable material.

J designates a clip attached to the upper portion of the rod G, the same having the members or jaws K, which are adapted to endevice A is first caused to engage the laterv ally-extendin g shelf E, as indicated in Fig. 2, after which the rod L is turned into the position seen dotted in said Fig. 2. 'The music is then placed between the rods G and L, after which the latter rod is turned into the position seen in full lines in Fig. 2 and held in position by means of the clip J.

It will thus be evident from the foregoing that the sheets of music will always be held in substantially upright position and that when a leaf of the same on either side is turned, or at any other time, there will be no liability of the sheets collapsing or slipping from the shelf E or falling upon the keys of the instrument.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A music-holder consisting of the clamp members B and 0, having the connectingspring D near one end thereof, pads secured to the inner faces of said members, the bearing M secured to said member B at one end, the rod G rigidly secured to said bearing, and provided with the rubber sleeve H at its upper end, the rod L pivoted to said bearing and the clip J attached to said rod G and having the jaws K embracing said rod L.

WILLIAM C. LEIBER. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, WM. 0. WIEDERsHEIM. 

